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The Police to Perform Surprise Gig at 2007 Grammys

The Police | Courtney Love | Oscars | Isaac Hayes | Soap Stars Get the Axe The Police to Perform Surprise Gig at 2007 Grammys It’s all over the Canadian papers, and Hitsdailydouble.com broke the news late Friday about something I’ve known for a couple of weeks: The Police are …

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Cruise Rubs 'Salt' in MGM Wound

Cruise Rubs ‘Salt’ in MGM Wound | Will Smith: Speaking, Not Listening | Sightings Cruise Rubs ‘Salt’ in MGM Wound Stranger than, well, fiction: Tom Cruise’s next acting assignment is not for United Artists/MGM, where the actor has set up shop and already is losing money. According to Variety, Cruise …

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Time vs. 'The Factor'

Even though the Russian leader is a villain, he is an interesting choice. Putin is causing America all kinds of grief, from sending nuclear material to Iran, to failing to support the attempted democracy in Iraq, to turning his own country into a semi-fascist state. The guy is real bad …

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President Bush: Fair and Balanced

There’s nothing as refreshing as being with fellow journalists to know just how awful things are in the world — especially when the topic of conversation turns to President Bush. One after another blasted him: For the war: a disaster. For the economy: uneven. Even for the markets: undeserving. One …

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Judge Rules on 'Global Warming' Lawsuit Against Automakers

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The Heat Is Off A federal judge in San Francisco has thrown out a lawsuit by the state of California against the six largest automakers. The suit claimed the companies were liable for contributing to global warming. The judge said it would …

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The Corrupt Press Exploiting Black Americans

As you may know, CNN and other corrupt media have completely distorted a benign conversation about race between me and Juan Williams. And yesterday CNN allowed a guest commentator to call Juan a, quote, “happy negro,” twice, unchallenged. Juan will be here a bit later on. Now if you read …

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Record Fundraising

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Federal records show that the Republican National Committee received over $100 million in contributions last year compared to $51 million raised by the Democratic National Committee. The GOP reported nearly $34 million in cash-on-hand over the Democrats $5.5 million… marking the largest …

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Michael Jackson’s Prince Will Not Come

Michael Jackson | Steely Dan Jackson’s Prince Will Not Come Michael Jackson is in financial and geographical limbo, sources say, trapped between homes that aren’t his and two members of a royal family. Jackson long ago turned over his life to Prince Abdullah of Bahrain, moving his family to the …

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The Wait Is Over

Dear Viewers, The Wilson Watch is back from its summer hiatus, and I find my self embroiled in a bit of controversy over our coverage of the JonBenet Ramsey story. Many of you have written in echoing the sentiments of Clifton of Woodburn, Oregon, who asks: “Why in the world …

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Pot Roast and Red Cabbage Was This President's Favorite Meal

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Lasting Legacy President Ford’s most lasting legacy may be the appointment of John Paul Stevens to the Supreme Court. The former Chicago appeals court judge— who became a strong liberal as a justice — was actually picked by Ford’s Attorney General Edward …

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